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[3] The play is animated by a myriad of political intrigue, suspicion and conspiracy in the medieval court of the ageing Charlemagne. Act I opens with news that Charlemagne has married Theodora, and at the heart of the play's machinations are the new empress's siblings, the Machiavellian Ganelon and Gabriella (in love with courtier Richard).
In 774, as Charlemagne was besieging Pavia, capital of the Lombard Kingdom, he sent for Hildegard and his sons to join the army at the camp outside the city. [1] Charlemagne conquered the city by June 774, becoming king of the Lombards in addition to being king of the Franks. [2] Charlemagne and his family returned north to Francia by July or ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation). Charlemagne A denarius of Charlemagne dated c. 812–814 with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus) King of the Franks Reign 9 October 768 – 28 January 814 Coronation ...
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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... (32 + 3 ⁄ 5 in) of that. It is 4.5 cm (1.77 in) wide at the base, and 2.2 cm (0.87 in) thick. ... [Charlemagne] was wearing ...
The meeting at Paderborn was probably the first time that an imperial coronation was discussed for Charlemagne, and it is no coincidence that its verse epic is "replete with imperial phraseology". [3] The poet compares Charlemagne to Aeneas, forefather of the Romans, and calls him augustus and Europae venerandus apex, pater optimus ("revered ...
The vast work is divided into 10 chapters, or "branches," as follows: [3] [4] I. "Karlamagnus" (Upphaf Karlamagnús) Or "Charlemagne’s Early Life," a digested account of Charlemagne and his knights. Includes a version of the tale of the thief Basin, which has not survived in French. [5] II.
Charlemagne's most significant contribution to the Carolingian Renaissance was the revival of learning, especially among the clergy, most of whom were barely literate. [4] Before the surge of education following the Admonitio generalis and subsequent Carolingian Renaissance, it was difficult for the Frankish people to connect with Christianity ...